People of the snake

Feb. 5, 2013

Updated Aug. 21, 2013 1:17 p.m.

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Another reason actor Danial Radcliffe was the perfect choice to play Harry Potter: He was born on July 23, 1989, in the Year of the Snake, according to Chinese astrology. Harry was able to speak parseltongue, the language of serpents. Radcliffe is shown here in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." WARNER BROS./PETER MOUNTAIN

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"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling, shown here with actor Daniel Radcliffe, in 2011, was born in the Year of the Snake, on July 31, 1965. Radcliffe was also born in the Year of the Snake. JOEL RYAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Both President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy were born in the Year of the Snake. Jack Kennedy was born in 1917 and Jackie Kennedy in 1929. NATIONAL ARCHIVES, GETTY IMAGES

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Jacqueline Kennedy's second husband, Aristotle Onassis, was also born in the Year of the Snake, in 1917. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was born in the Year of the Snake, on May 6, 1953. PETER MACDIARMID, GETTY IMAGES

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Former vice president and defense secretary Dick Cheney was born in the Year of the Snake, on Jan. 30, 1941. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards was born in the Year of the Snake, on June 10, 1953. SARA D. DAVIS, GETTY IMAGES

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Former Prime Minister of India Indira Ghandi was born in the Year of the Snake, on Nov. 19, 1917. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was born in the Year of the Snake, on Oct. 8, 1941. DANNY JOHNSTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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North Korea's lformer eader Kim Jong-Il was born in the Year of the Snake, on Feb. 16, 1941. GETTY IMAGES

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Abraham Lincoln was born in the Year of the Snake, on Feb. 12, 1809. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Evangelist Oral Roberts, shown here in 1958, was born in the Year of the Snake, on Jan. 24, 1918. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Fashion designer Liz Claiborne was born in the Year of the Snake, on March 31, 1929. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Martha Stewart was born in the Year of the Snake, on Aug. 3, 1941. MATT SAYLES/INVISION/AP

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Actor Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife Brooke Mueller were both born in the Year of the Snake. Sheen's birthday is Sept. 9, 1965, and Mueller's is Aug. 19, 1977, FREDERICK M. BROWN, GETTY IMAGES

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Former singing partners Paul Simon, right, and Art Garfunkel were both born in the Year of the Snake. Simon's birthday is Oct. 13, 1941, and Garfunkel's is Nov. 5, 194. ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Singers John Mayer and Taylor Swift didn't last long as a romantic pair, but both were born in the Year of the Snake. Mayer's birthday is Oct. 16, 1977, and Swift's is Dec. 13, 1989. BRYAN BEDDER, GETTY IMAGES

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TV personalities Meredith Vieira, left, and Kathie Lee Gifford were both born in the Year of the Snake. Vieira's birthday is Dec. 30, 1953, and Gifford's is Aug. 16, 1953. CHARLES SYKES, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Barbara Walters was born in the Year of the Snake, on Sept. 25, 1929. EVAN AGOSTINI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady was born in the Year of the Snake, on Aug. 3, 1977. STEVE MITCHELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Recording artist Chris Brown was born in the Year of the Snake, on May 5, 1989. FREDERICK M. BROWN, GETTY IMAGES

Another reason actor Danial Radcliffe was the perfect choice to play Harry Potter: He was born on July 23, 1989, in the Year of the Snake, according to Chinese astrology. Harry was able to speak parseltongue, the language of serpents. Radcliffe is shown here in a scene from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." WARNER BROS./PETER MOUNTAIN

Some notable figures born in the Year of the Snake, according to Chinese astrology, from 1905 to present.

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